Toy



Aug. 30, 1938.. R. Mec. TRExLl-:R 2,128,666

' TOY Filed oct. 1o, 1936 /m/iNroe: @055er /VCCHM TeExLe-g Patented Aug. 30, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY Robert McCall Trexler, Fenton, Mo.

Application October 10, 1936, Serial No. 104,944

My invention has relation to improvements in 1 Claim.

toys and it consists in the novel features of construction more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claim.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a toy that will spin and gyrate under the iniluence of air currents, for which reason the figure constituting the primary element of the toy may, if desired, appropriately be a bird, airplane or other flying object.

A further object of the invention is to provide .a toy that may withstand the atmospheric elements so that it may also be adapted for advertising purposes.

'I'hese objects, together with their manner of accomplishment, will be better apparent from a detailed description of the invention in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l represents a top plan of a toy embodying my invention; Fig. 2 represents a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 represents a vertical sectional detail through the bearing that supports the movable figure, said section taken on a plane represented by the line 3-3 in Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a modified form of toy showing that the principal figure may be in the form to represent any desired object.

Referring to the drawing, I represents a suitable supporting standard fixed in a suitable base 2 and having a supporting flange 3 near its upper end, which flange is provi-ded with an upper convex surface 4 on which rests a suitable antifriction bearing 5 secured by screws, 8 to a cross member I rigidly secured to the principal ligure 8 vof the toy. The supporting standard I has a screw-threaded stem 9 extending upwardly beyond the flange 3, and the bearing 5 and member 'I together are provided with a conical opening I0 to receive the stem 9.

A nut II is screw- In the form illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the principal element of the toy represents a bird and tne supporting member 'I comprises the tail thereof.

However, as shown in Fig. 4, the supporting element I may be independent of the principal element 8', which in this instance is the representation of a Dutch maid.

A rod I2 is fixed at its upper end to the end of the supporting member 'I opposite to that which carries the figure 8 and extends downwardly a considerable distance, having a weight I3 (in the form of a disc or ball) securely fixed to its lower end. The purpose of the weight I3 is to counterbalance the figure 8 and at the same time bring the center of gravity of the entire movable assembly sufliciently below the supporting flange 3 to impart stability to the figure 8 as it rotates or gyrates under the influence of air currents. 1D

From the foregoing description it is apparent that my improved toy will rotate freely in any direction on the anti-friction bearing 5 and at the same time may rock or gyrate on the convex surface 4 of the flange 3 on account of the clearance provided by the conical opening I0. The figure 8, together with the associated parts 'I and I3, cannot be separated from the supporting rod I because the nut II cooperates with the supporting ange 3 to confine the movable assembly in operative position.

Figure 8, which constitutes the principal object of the toy, is in fact a weathervane as it is so shaped and disposed so as to be readily affected by air currents which will cause it to revolve about the supporting standard I and, owing to the looseness of the pivotal connection, the principal object will also dip or rock during said rotation.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A toy comprising a supporting standard, a principal object in the form of a weathervane carried by said standard, a supporting member for said principal object, said supporting member forming a part of said object, a depending weight xed to the end of said supporting member opposite to the object, and a connection between the supporting member and the supporting standard for permitting oscillation and rotation of the principal object.

ROBERT MCCALL TREXLER. 

